El-Sisi: Ethiopia’s Friend in Need, Indeed! [Professor Alemayehu G. Mariam]

A friend in need is a friend in deed, indeed! Last week, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi stunned the world by rescuing more than two...

THE TANGLED WEB WENDY SHERMAN WEAVES [Professor Alemayehu G. Mariam]

In her Letter to the Washington Post, U.S. Undersecretary Wendy R. Sherman chastised the editorial board for “mischaracterizing her remarks” in its May 1...

Remembering the Armenians of Ethiopia [The Armenian Weekly]

By R.P. Sevadjian At the beginning of March, a Requiem was offered for my parents and for the Sevadjian clan, and it transported me back...

Egyptian army forces free Ethiopians held in Libya – Sisi

CAIRO | BY MAHMOUD MOURAD (Reuters) - A group of Ethiopians who had been kidnapped in Libya arrived at Cairo airport on Thursday after Egyptian...

Ethiopia veterans want Italy apology, compensation

'Italy should issue an apology and compensate Ethiopia for all of its war crimes, in particular for the chemical attack against Ethiopians,' Daniel Jote...

Election, Ethiopian Style [Al Jazeera]

Since the last election, the ruling party has exerted more control and increased its repression of basic liberties. There are few ways for Ethiopians to...

Separate, but not equal treatment plagues Israel’s Ethiopian Jews [The Times of Israel]

Special programs targeting immigrant community have led to segregation, not integration, say academics and activists BY RENEE GHERT-ZAND Ziva Birsaw immigrated to Israel from Ethiopia as...

Ethiopian Migrants: Suppressed at Home, Neglected Abroad [GRAHAM PEEBLES]

The first duty of any government is to protect its citizens from harm, at home and abroad – no matter who they are, or...